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Alex Macdonald

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slowly moving out of london. life is upside down uncertain unsettling but we’re in deep now and it still feels right… right? ready to feel rooted but we’re only really just getting started so best buckle up! it’s virgo season, my sun. earth sign, the season for organisation (ha!) so trying to feel the earth beneath my feet every now and then while my world is in a frenzy and keep looking forwards as we keep saying to marlon on his pedal bike.
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SONDER 3. Thursday 24th September. We go again. Thanks for invite back @allmyfriends.uk ❤️‍🔥 Some of the very best selectors involved for the next edition. @al.extrap @robmccallum_riska @stefan.andrei98_ @siobhansl Free entry. Come show some love and have a dance. Artwork by @al.extrap
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In the fullness of May, the Glastonbury site hums, an absence of sound, yet within that silence, a wood breathes... a sonic of the truest trees, and beneath it all, a deeper song rests in the stillness. There is a land that lives on long after the music fades, To a restful summer... and to reminiscing on the beauty, wonder, and magic of the Tree Stage... its tree sonics echoing through our memory. until next year 🌿 📷 @al.extrap @jimwrsmith Thank you, incredible film 🌹 @molly.astley @oldvalvemic @__mastery @lauraemisch @hinakoomori @vynehall @fourtetkieran @tenggerland @marysia_osu @gwennosaunders @wataigarashi @yanntiersen @daisyrickman @isaac.i.ockenden @bonestanjones @volume_one_tongue @oh__oly Tree sonics Logo 💚
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Exploring Sonder through music. Life is complex; individually and collectively. Come and join us on Thursday 28th May where we will provide a soundtrack. Sets will be performed by: Bart DJ Culpa Katia …and Tommy. Free entry from 7pm. See you there.
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so very lucky to have spent the weeks straddling 2025 and 2026 travelling the yucatan with the babies - visiting and revisiting sandy, salty, tasty pockets of paradise. it’s been a long trip. it’s felt longer still. maybe it’s all the places we’ve stayed. maybe it’s that we haven’t had many home comforts. maybe its the time it takes to slow down and settle into the rhythm of being not doing. even though we can’t help but consume and care and feel angered by the news, this trip has felt like a welcome (undoubtedly privileged) circuit breaker of sorts from the utter insanity of the world at large. we’ve done almost nothing we personally planned to do. i’ve rolled out my yoga mat three times. i’ve read one chapter of my book and done a handful of simple drawings. i don’t have a catalogue of substacks to publish, a business plan or a new year new me game plan (not sure i was in the market for one anyway). but maybe we traded those tick boxes for a sense of perspective that we just don’t get in the thick of it - working and parenting in london. travelling with a curious 3 year old who literally doesn’t stop for breath, wants to touch everything, doesn’t nap and doesn’t let anything past him is both wonderful and exhausting. throw in a 5 month old who is happy as larry as long as she’s firmly glued to a warm body or has a tit in her mouth and that leaves only minute micro windows to relax. the contrast from the lazy days of previous trips to mexico is stark. parenting continues to humble you. and as memorable and beautiful as it’s been to spend precious time as a four and to witness our two little tacos bonding, it’s also relentless. parenting in the tropics with no support is even fruitier that usual. cont in comments…
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our beautiful soul marlon is 3 🎈
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During the festival, some of our Tree Stage artists ventured on a walk with us through the woods. 🍃 Here, Hinako Omori, Yann Tiersen and Gwenno share their experiences playing on the Tree stage. It was wonderful to behold 🤍🕊 We will be publishing a series of these interviews soon on @treesonics so stay tuned and make sure to check out all channels to hear the full interviews with other artists such as Juan Atkins, Sam Lee and more🍃💫 Thank you to incredible video team @jimwrsmith @al.extrap who helped strengthen our visual narrative 🍃
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My debut album ‘Babo Moreno’ is out today! Released on my own label Matuska Records and distributed by @kudosrecords. Alongside that comes my final single of the album ‘Sun City’. This is my tribute to Salvador, Bahia and carnival but more on that over the coming days. For now here’s my take on the album : This record is me finding my voice not just musically, but culturally. Growing up in London as the son of Brazilian immigrants, I’ve always lived between two worlds. This album is a love letter to both. It’s rooted in the rhythms and spirit of Brazil but shaped by the energy of London and the global music scene I’ve grown up in. Every second-generation immigrant carries a unique blend of cultures, each of us absorbing different elements from both our heritage and the world we grow up in. Though our experiences are distinct, we’re united by a shared understanding of what it means to live in that in-between space. For me, making sense of that blend has been a deeply personal journey, one that’s shaped how I see myself and the world around me. This album is the result of that process: a reflection of identity, growth, and the beauty of existing between cultures. I made this for people like me, second-generation, in-between cultures, trying to hold on to something that feels like home, even if it’s constantly shifting. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who played a part in making this record happen, I’m forever indebted to you all! Babo 💚🇧🇷💚 #NewMusic #AlbumRelease #NewAlbum #OutNow #NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #DebutAlbum #IndependentArtist #RisingArtist #LondonMusic #BritishBrazilian #WorldMusic #BrazilianMusic #AfroBrazilian #JazzFusion #GlobalSounds #CarnivalVibes #MusicDiscovery #OnRepeat #babomoreno #diaspora #brazilianjazz #suncity☀️ #growingupbrazilian #baqueluar 🎬@al.extrap
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One week until the album drops! It’s been a long time coming and I’m so excited for you to finally hear the whole thing. Vinyl is up for pre-order now on Bandcamp, and if you’d like to celebrate with us, grab a ticket for the launch gig on 1st October at @jamboreevenue All links in all bios ! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 🎥 @guisussekind 🎬 @al.extrap #newmusic #music #somewheresoul #músicabrasileira #percusão #spotify #artist #producer #musica #musician #soundcloud #musicproducer #mpb #instrumental #babomoreno #unsignedartist #songwriter #musicvideo #explorepage #brasil #applemusic #brazilianjazz #newmusicalert #bbc6music #sohoradio #jazzfm #bbcradiolondon
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The Tree Stage Opening Ceremony at Glastonbury festival 🤍🕊👁 ... a magical place for grounding spacey cosmic electronica in a gentle folky dream. @glastofest @woodsiesareaglasto The oak itself stands at the center of the sound field. It's a truly ceremonial place to gather and worship the sun in the heart of Avalon. Daisy Rickman 🎶 'feed the forest' 🎶 Bones Tan Jones, a most magnificent space holder... Youth, Robin & Steve everitt with quadraphonic sounds... Thank you to all the performers who participated and to the videograohers for putting together this incredible piece @al.extrap @jimwrsmith 👁🕊 📹 ... love to the Glastonbury family, deeply extending like the roots of our somerset Oak tree 🤍
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